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Maxime Weygand
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Key facts
- President
- Paul Doumer
- Prime minister
- André Tardieu , Camille Chautemps , André Tardieu, Théodore Steeg , Pierre Laval
- Minister of war
- André Maginot , Louis Barthou , André Maginot
- Preceded by
- Eugène Debeney
- Succeeded by
- Maurice Gamelin
- Chief of state
- Philippe Pétain
- Vice president
- Pierre Laval
- Minister of the colonies
- Albert Sarraut , Jean Fabry , Édouard Daladier
- Born
- ( 1867-01-21 ) 21 January 1867, Brussels , Belgium (alleged)
- Died
- 28 January 1965 (1965-01-28) (aged 98), Paris , France
- Spouse
- Marie-Renée-Joséphine de Forsanz (m. 1900)
- Alma mater
- École Spéciale Militaire
- Allegiance
- Third Republic , Vichy France
- Branch service
- French Army Cavalry
- Years of service
- 1887–1942
- Rank
- Army general
- Battles wars
- List First World War Polish–Soviet War Second World War Battle of France
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maxime
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- soldier
- Position held
- Minister of the Armed Forces
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- WWII Axis collaboration in France
- Field of work
- military service
- Conflict
- Polish–Soviet War
- Military branch
- French Army
- Military rank
- army general
- Image
- Maxime Weygand.jpg
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- Vichy France
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- date of birth
- 1867-01-21
- date of death
- 1965-01-28
- Commons gallery
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- name in native language
- Maxime Weygand
- place of burial
- Morlaix
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
- start of work period
- 1887-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Maxime Weygand ( French pronunciation: [vɛɡɑ̃]; 21 January 1867 – 28 January 1965) was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high-ranking member of the Vichy regime.
Born in Belgium, Weygand was raised in France and educated at the Saint-Cyr military academy in Paris. After graduating in 1887, he went on to become an instructor at the Saumur Cavalry School. During World War I, Weygand served as a staff officer to General (later Marshal) Ferdinand Foch. He then served as an advisor to Poland in the Polish–Soviet War and later High Commissioner of the Levant. In 1931, Weygand was appointed Chief of Staff of the French Army, a position he served until his retirement in 1935 at the age of 68.
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